Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ogilby 1841)
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Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ogilby 1841) View in CoL
[Moschus] aquaticus Ogilby 1841 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1840: 35.
Type Locality: " Sierra Leone ".
Vernacular Names: Water Chevrotain.
Synonyms: Hyemoschus batesi (Lydekker 1906) ; Hyemoschus cottoni (Lydekker 1906) ; Hyemoschus typicus (Lydekker 1906) .
Distribution: W Africa in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone; C Africa in Angola ( Cabinda), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea ( Mbini), Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, and Bwamba Forest of Semliki Valley, Uganda, where not known to survive according to East et al. (1999) but seems likely to be present according to Kingdon's (1979) account. Supposed occurrence in Benin, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, and Togo unsupported by evidence.
Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Ghana); IUCN – Data Deficient ( DSG recommended).
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Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ogilby 1841)
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
[Moschus] aquaticus
Ogilby 1841: 35 |